TV ratings - Moto GP

[MadKaw]

From the FX site.

Doesn't look good for live free to air gp or super coverage.

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Last Weekends MotoGP & Other Sports TV Ratings

Below is a cutting from an email I was sent earlier this week by a circuit owner regarding last weekends 5 city metro TV ratings. This exert comes from a larger story from a subscribe to website that supplies people with rap ups of TV ratings which are supplied by Oztam the company that all TV ratings are measured by in Australia. It would seem that not many people in the main Australian cities decided to watch the MotoGP live which is a bit baffling considering an Australian was likely to win it.

The five cities that are rated are as follows;

Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Perth
Adelaide


Regards,
Terry O'Neill

"The Winners. The NRL Grand Final averaged 2.074 million viewers from around 5.15 onwards. Nine's new mid evening US cop show, The Mentalist with Simon Baker averaged 1.334 million. That's okay, but let's see it on a normal Sunday night: it could do better. 60 Minutes had 1.315 million viewers. The NRL Grand Final presentation averaged 1.315 million in just Sydney and Brisbane, it was 4th. Seven News averaged 1.315 million, despite being up against the League. Nine News averaged 1.220 million viewers, but aired all over the place and only briefly in Sydney. Australian Idol averaged 1.213 million and 7th; Midsomer Murders on the ABC from 8.35pm averaged 1.137 million. The Grand Final entertainment averaged 1.121 million up to around 5pm, and ABC News averaged 1 million viewers and was the 10th and final program with a million or more viewers.
The Losers. Californication on Ten at 10.10pm for the first of the new series; 501,000 isn't anything to boast about. The Moto GP on Ten in the afternoon (race at 4pm), just 275,000, despite Australian Casey Stoner winning."

[aardvark]

I doubt F1 ratings would be much better. The sad fact is, if it isn't V8 Supercabs, then the average Aussie viewer probably wont tune in.

[cookeetree]

Ratings would've been higher if Rossi hadn't already won the championship, I'm sure.

[robracer]

Yeah whatever Terry ..... does not suprise me that you are baffled

[ZXR750]

The race is on a Sunday afternoon when most people don't watch TV any way. It was also up against the grand final in NSW and QLD.
I would like to see what the rating were for the other channels at the same time with the exception of chanel nine with the GF.

[HELLRIDEZ]

It was crap coverage anyway!

[Lone Wolf]

My fault, sorry everyone - I watched it on fox because the coverage is better